Becoming lord of Mesarith City

"I don't care about the reason; the issue will be dealt with according to the Empire's law."

"The subject could be forgiven for a single time as long as they could pay double the amount during the next season."

"However, if they failed to meet the condition, the Empire allows for immediate execution."

"Is that clear?"

The Envoy's words were piercing and almost hit the face of the Frost Iron family head like a loud resounding slap, making his face turn green.

Not just them, the face of every family head was like this; the rules of the Empire were very strict. They had heard about numerous hundred-year-old families which were slaughtered because they failed to meet the Empire's quota.

Witnessing the reaction of everyone, the Envoy's face remained stone cold; to him, such a situation wasn't anything rare.

He himself had slaughtered many families when they failed to meet the quota on time.

He sneered in disdain and continued.